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With lighthearted romance in today’s Hollywood being a rare sighting, Norman Jewison’s “Only You” has a unique style to it. It is completely devoid of reality, totally absurd, and has a couple of very famous movie stars who kiss beautifully. The movie’s primary locations include Venice, Rome, and the stunning Italian hill town of Positano. What else can you ask for? Movies like this were once written for notable actors such as Katharine Hepburn, Audrey Hepburn, Rossano Brazzi, and even Clark Gable and Sophia Loren. This film was of the same genre as “Roman Holiday” and “Three Coins in the Fountain.” In my opinion, modern actors would struggle to play carefree lovers due to their lack of innocence and faith, but can Marisa Tomei and Robert Downey Jr. triumphantly shed the weight of cynicism and portray a couple madly in love?
The film opens with Faith, our heroine, at age 11. Both she and her cousin Kate consult a Ouija board to learn who Faith is destined to marry. As predicted, the board gives the answer, “Damon Bradley.” A few years later, this very same name is given to her by a fortuneteller. Coincidences like these cannot go unnoticed; thus, “Damon Bradley” becomes a psychic beacon for Faith, who has a very fitting name.
Fast forward a few years, and a Damon Bradley is yet to show up. However, Faith, now splayed by Marisa Tomei, cemented her engagement with a Podiatrist (John Benjamin Hickey). The day before her big day, Faith gets an unexpected phone call from one of the groom’s friends who happens to be on his way to Venice. Surprise, surprise! His name is Damon Bradley. As a result, Faith drops all her wedding arrangements at the last minute to chase him to Venice.
Robert Downey Jr. plays Peter, the character who made the call, and one of the questions the movie raises is whether he is really Damon Bradley. The intriguing aspect is that he might be, and even if he’s not, which is a paradox you will understand after the movie. It doesn’t really matter if he does or doesn’t after Peter and Faith fall in love in Venice, or further along in their romance in Rome, or close to their relationship crumbling in Positano.
Peter’s and Faith’s love is, of course, greatly hindered by many obstacles, including one posed by Faith where she believes in a childhood prophecy. It is all completely made up, and that’s the point. There’s a fine line between The Idiot Plot, named for its nonsensical premise that makes no sense, and, in honor of Jewison’s 1987 hit, we’ll call it “Moonstruck” Plot – in which characters make illogical choices, but for some reason we don’t care because it’s entertaining.
In “Only You,” we encounter a couple who obviously ought to meet, fall in love, and spend the rest of their lives happily together. This blissful love story is apparent to all parties involved. Moreover, there is an undeniable joy in witnessing as they stubbornly refuse to realize their dream – especially with the backdrop of fashionable Italian locations beautifully captured by Sven Nykvist.
What comes to my mind first are the young Hollywood stars that I feel are a little more complicated than the average. One of the first stems to mind is Robert Downy Jr or Marisa Tomei. The main issue with my argument, and to an extent my defense, is that there is a lot of effort put into the craft. As a film buff, I can only give credit to Tomei and Downey in my eyes. Rather, my more powerful argument is that they both have an ineffable sense of good nature. This makes me feel, and I surely do feel this way, that these two are happier together than apart. With a story like this, we know for certain that goodness has to be present. Inevitably, my argument tries to divert to a different direction since it lacks credible backing. Precisely why I think there are supermarket magazines stating that the pair is linked in real life. Why do I feel that way, claim arises if there is ample proof? This is their reason for the superb chemistry which comes from acting. This would only further be remarkable. Norman Jewison, the director of “Only You” with the charming smirk undertone of them sighing through each scene, started off with directing not long after these films declined in popularity.
He collaborated with Doris Day on the James Garner vehicle “The Thrill of It All” (1963) and Rock Hudson’s “Send Me No Flowers” (1964). I do hope that Marisa Tomei appreciates the compliment I paid her in “Only You,” which is that she has a bit of Doris Day’s sunny warmth in her. Doris Day seems out of style, and so does “Only You,” but just because something has gone out of style does not mean it is not worth doing.
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